Hinesburg, VT (USA)  - NRG Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of wind energy measurement systems for the global wind energy industry, introduced a new satellite communications package bundle for its Symphonie™ data logger. The Symphonie™ Satellite iPack Bundle includes startup prepaid service for data transfer via satellite.

“We have packaged the iPack Bundle to make getting started with data transfer via satellite an easy decision,” said Greg Erdmann, NRG’s Sales Manager.

The Symphonie Iridium Satellite iPack now includes 400 minutes for data transfer and a waiver of start up and monthly line fees in a prepaid package which lowers the cost of using satellite data transfer services.

This new package also comes with MichMailTM, a new service from Wireless Innovation, MichMail includes dedicated in-house servers that communicate directly with data loggers in the field via satellite rather than having to go through commercial Internet service providers to send data via email. This greatly reduces call time during data transfer while providing more secure and reliable downloads via satellite.

“While cellular technologies are the logical choice for regions of the world with reliable service, there are many places that have either poor service or none at all,” said Erdmann, “With our new Iridium iPack bundle, the pole-to-pole coverage provided by the Iridium satellite network is the ideal solution for those regions where cellular service has difficulty.”  NRG Systems also continues to offer data transfer capabilities using GSM and CDMA cellular technologies.
 
NRG Systems sees many of their customers going into more remote areas of the world where the Iridium satellite service is a reliable way to transfer data for wind energy resource assessment back to the company.  Price has usually been a constraint with using satellite service, but this new bundled package allows for more precise, reliable and economical data transfer.

Celebrating 25 years in the wind energy industry, NRG Systems, located in Hinesburg, was founded in 1982.  Jan Blittersdorf is company CEO and president. NRG wind energy assessment systems can be found in more than 110 countries, serving electric utilities, wind farm developers, research institutes, government agencies, universities and homeowners. With continued and rapid demand in the worldwide wind energy industry, NRG Systems is currently expanding its 46,000 square feet manufacturing facility in Hinesburg to accommodate the company’s anticipated growth.